Nov 2022 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

• As the Engineering Manager at Airbase, I led the development and deployment of fintech solutions focused on accounting and reconciliation, overseeing a transaction volume of 5 billion USD. I guided a team of 12+ senior engineers and product managers, balancing feature development with resolving customer escalations.
• Key achievements include:
• Automated Financial Workflows: Spearheaded automation of transaction recording into customers' General Ledgers (GLs) and real-time reconciliation.
• Team Leadership: Fostered a collaborative environment, transitioning the team from reactive fire-fighting to a stable and reliable development pipeline.
• Agile Excellence: Leveraged Agile methodologies to ensure efficient end-to-end development cycles and feature rollouts.
• Innovative Synchronisation: Achieved industry-leading transaction sync times of 10 seconds, compared to the typical 24-48 hours, positioning Airbase at the forefront of fintech innovation.

Apr 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · United States · Remote

• At Whistle, I led a small yet highly talented engineering team of 5 to build a secure audio-video conferencing solution capable of hosting up to 500 participants in a single meeting. With the rise of remote work during COVID-19, our product quickly gained traction, especially in the Healthcare and Legal sectors, where secure and efficient client communication was critical.
• Key responsibilities and achievements:
• Hands-On Leadership: Directly contributed to the development of the video conferencing engine, while guiding the team responsible for the web application layer.
• Rapid Scalability: Despite the small team, we rapidly scaled the product to meet growing demand, enabling seamless adoption by a diverse range of industries.
• Industry Adoption: Successfully positioned the product as a secure solution for remote consultations, particularly favored by healthcare and legal professionals for its security features.

Jan 2016 – Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Noida/UP

• At iB Hubs, I took on dual roles that combined technology leadership with strategic operations.
• As Engineering Lead, I managed the web-app technology teams responsible for developing in-house products aimed at fostering innovation. My role involved ensuring high-quality product development while supporting the growth of startups within the ecosystem.
• In my capacity as COO for Uttar Pradesh, I worked closely with the state government's innovation wing and Startup India to develop a thriving innovation ecosystem. Key accomplishments include:
• Startup Incubation: Established 7 startup incubation centers across Uttar Pradesh, providing essential resources and support to budding entrepreneurs.
• Startup School Program: Designed and led the StartUp School Program for seed-stage startups, mentoring founders on customer value-first methodologies and guiding them in building MVPs for market testing.
• Strategic Mentorship: Mentored several deep-tech startups, two of which were acquired, marking significant success in scaling and market entry.

Nov 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• At MeeSabzi, I founded and built a platform designed to streamline the agri supply chain by bridging the gap between farmers and businesses. We successfully onboarded over 500 farmers and 50+ farmer producer organisations (FPOs), creating a strong network to enhance business reach for small-scale farmers.
• Key achievements include :
• Operational Profitability: Achieved profitability within months by acquiring a delivery startup and rapidly scaling operations across 3 cities in the Delhi NCR region within 6 months.
• Supply Chain Innovation: Developed a tech-enabled distribution network with real-time tracking of products and inventory, ensuring efficient supply chain management.
• Market Expansion: Leveraged strategic partnerships to increase our footprint, helping farmers gain direct access to business opportunities and increasing their profitability.

Aug 2015 – May 2016 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• As a Product Engineer at Oyo Rooms, I collaborated & lead a team of 5 engineers to scale and optimize the company's core web application, supporting a rapid expansion from 1,600 hotels to over 10,000 hotels globally. Our work ensured that the platform could reliably manage over one million active users per minute.
• Key achievements include:
• High-Performance Backend Solutions: Designed and implemented a fallback backend offer system capable of handling up to a million transactions per minute, ensuring stability and availability during peak loads.
• Scalability & Optimization: Optimized the web application and API layers to handle the increased demand from a growing user base, achieving high performance at scale.
• Third-Party Integrations: Successfully integrated third-party travel agents and room inventory providers, facilitating seamless demand and supply management.

Sep 2013 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Role of a team lead is to manage the team and the project. Architect the technology solutions according to the client requirements. Managing multiple teams, product planning with national and international clients, project planning and execution with team using agile, team training and supporting each person in the team to learn and grow along with the organization.
• Hiring new engineering talent
• Training new joiners
• Leading team and managing multiple projects
• Planning, scheduling and resource allocation to projects
• Requirements gathering from clients poker planning with team
• Closely monitoring end to end process development, deployment, scaling and marketing of products and projects that I took up.
• Architecture of the project
• Internal Products planning and development
• Marketing Products
• Full Stack Experience, RoR, EmberJS, AngularJS, iOS , Android, Deployment and scaling web apps

Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jun 2012 – Sep 2012 · 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dec 2010 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos · BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus

• Embryo is a project to foster strong collaboration of BITS students and BITS faculty with the alumni and friends of BITS Pilani.
• Through lecture series and collaborative projects, the students can get exposure to the cutting edge research areas. They also get an opportunity to network with Alumni and friends of BITS, who are reputed academicians and industry leaders.
• Aim to leverage BITSConnect to bring the alumni more closer to the students and faculty. Each and every alumnus can contribute his most valuable resources to BITS Pilani - knowledge and experience.

Nov 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

• CRUx is a registered body for the development and management of softwares required for the internal use of the Institute. Built on the lines of the SDETU at BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus

Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Lead Developer of LMS - Learning Management System at BITS, Pilani Hyderabad Campus
• Designed a new Course Management Portal for our campus which is fully stable and in full time use on Campus(BITS, Pilani Hyderabad Campus).
• It is presently dispensing around 200 courses with around 150 teachers uploading the material to about 2000 plus students in campus.

Nov 2010 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Hyderabad Area

Oct 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

• IEEE Hyderabad Section Website Manager

Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 · 2 yrs

• Head of the Executive Committee of IEEE Student Branch of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus,
• Head of Executive Student Committee of INDICON 2011

Nov 2009 – Apr 2010 · 5 mos

• Web Developer at DEPP- Department of Publicity and Public Relations , BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus